India turns up heat on Pakistan: "Let us free PoK and merge it with India," says MoS Jitendra Singh twin big statements

India has turned up heat on Pakistan over its attempts to meddle in our internal matters, with MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh doubling down on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's big statement that if at all India and Pakistan have a dialogue over Kashmir, it would be over Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK).

Speaking at Jammu, Dr Jitendra Singh said, "As Parliament has unanimously agreed, let us free PoK and merge it with India." He added, "Let us pray to almighty that we get chance to see this in our lifetime."

India's big statements on PoK

MoS PMO is referring to two statements - first being Home Minister Amit Shah's from Rajya Sabha debate on government's big move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate state into two union territories - J&K and Ladakh. During debate, Shah had unequivocally said that whenever he refers to J&K, he PoK and Aksai Chin are also implicit, and that he is ready to do whatever it takes to take back PoK.

While that statement had in itself completely spooked Pakistan, as it went on a virulent campaign to spread false news and blatant lies on ongoing situation in Kashmir all while attempting to aid infiltrations in an effort to drum up trouble and terror in state, and n subsequently, made a diplomatic push to internationalise Kashmir issue. It has, however, completely failed in all of its endeavours in this regard, with US and Russia refusing to back it and upholding that it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan, China also only giving it cursory support by making a case to UNSC, which also refused to interfere after a closed-doors meeting.

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It was after this that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had also said on Sunday that if at all India and Pakistan were to have talks, it would w be on PoK. He said:

"Pakistan says India should have talks with it. Talks with Pakistan will be held only if it stops supporting terror. And when we will hold a dialogue, it will w be on PoK (Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir)."

Pakistan's rattled Foreign Minister attempted to deflect from this by trying to re-state that Pakistan's position on Kashmir remains same.

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